Status:

RECRUITING

KetoNiFast: Cyclic Enteral Daytime Feeding With Ketogenic Nighttime Fasting

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital of Cologne

Conditions:

Nutrition

Muscle Loss

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

A physiological human nutrition includes circadian feeding and nighttime fasting during sleep. There is increasing evidence, that this natural fasting episode over nighttime majorly contributes to rep...

Detailed Description

There is increasing evidence that a circadian rhythm of feeding (cyclic feeding) could be beneficial for critical ill patients. Cyclic feeding and fasting are assumed to have positive effects on the g...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • written informed consent to participate in this study
  • admission to ICU
  • enteral nutrition

Exclusion

  • Severe liver dysfunction / liver failure (Child Pugh \>7 points / category B)
  • Severe kidney dysfunction (KDIGO stage 3)
  • Total pancreatectomy / insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM)
  • Pregnancy / lactation
  • Hemoglobin concentration \< 80g/l
  • Severe metabolic disorders / severe autoimmune diseases
  • Refractory metabolic or respiratory acidosis
  • Dysfunction of mitochondrial transport of fatty acids
  • Dysfunction of oxidation of fatty acids
  • Dysfunction of gluconeogenesis, production and reduction of ketones
  • Intermittent Porphyria
  • Severe cardiac arrhythmias / cardiomyopathy
  • Contraindication against enteral nutrition
  • Lack of informed consent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

130 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06535815

Start Date

September 1 2023

End Date

March 1 2026

Last Update

August 6 2024

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Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 50937

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